Thats the highest its ever been this summer. Ill talk more about the specifics on the heat this weekend, including the poconos in the sevenday forecast. Brian. All right, thank you. And the heat line is going to continue to get calls through the weekend amid these dangerous conditions. The number 215 7659040. Operators are available until midnight tonight and tomorrow and 9 00 on sunday night. In louisiana, its not the heat, its the rain thats causing all kinds of problems governor declared a state of emergency because of flooding around baton rouge. Heavy rains put entire communities under water in at least one case a car nearly floated away. More rain is expected there tomorrow. So far no reports of any injuries. Developing right now, Philadelphia Police are looking for these two men in connection with a rash of armed robberies at asian businesses in the city. 31yearoldanthony campbell are suspected of targeting storefronts in philadelphia. Police say theyre armed and dangerous. When
In the atmosphere known as the dew points, any time its above 70 it feels oppressive out. We see 60s to the north but holding on in beach haven and cape may and dover with dew points in the 70s. 89 in philadelphia, 87 in allentown and 91 in wilmington but upper 90s for Atlantic City where we had the air show. And 100 in cape may and 94 in dover. So far we have hit 89 in philadelphia for the last several hours. So we dont know just yet on the off hour we hit the 90, more than likely it will. 90 in mill shrill and 94 in Atlantic City and 91 in dover. And satellite and radar showers and storms firing up to the north and west and this moves through overnight and what to expect after dark, a thunderstorm or two with brief torrential rain. Anywhere from a. 25 to. 50 inch. Well look at that overnight and let you know when the 90s end in the full accuweather forecast. Keeping an eye on the temperature thank you. The lower humidity may be providing some sleep, but these conditions could be dang
Both saturday and sunday and when you take a look at how hot it feels this really tells the story. The max heat index expected in philadelphia close to 110. 105 to 109 in our suburbs not to the north and west. 100 to 105 at the immediate coastlinely well take a closer look at the forecast let you know how long this heat is sticking around and when that relief is come brianing with the full and exclusive accuweather forecast. Not soon enough. Melissa thank up. Brutal temperatures have people everywhere looking for ways to stay cool. The Philadelphia Corporation or aging has its heat line up and running today. If you have questions or concerns about heat stress and medical warning signs you can call this number on your screen. The heat line is opened until midnight today and tomorrow. It closes at 9 oclock sunday night. Meanwhile the city of philadelphia decided to keep its pools opened longer than planned because of this heat. Action News Reporter Jeanette Reyes continues our Team Cover
Ine brian taft and the excessive heat that didnt made today unbearable and will make tomorrow even more so. Our fifth heat wave of the summer is about to stretch into day number four, and were not done yet. Meteorologist gets you guess started tonight. A heat of 97 degrees for that heat index of 109, highs for the hottest day so far this year, and weve had three years in the 90s. So this is officially heat wave number five. But this is just the start. This heat wave could last for eight days. The highest heat index 109 in millville, 109 in wilmington, allentown 107, trenton 107, kate may it felt like 108 and regulated it it felt like 104. So that dangerous heat and humidity was across our entire viewing area and thats where well be staying right through the weekend. The excessive heat warning posted tomorrow and sunday. The maximum index of heat tomorrow everywhere. 100 and up, and it looks like along the i95 corridor into south jersey and delaware where you see that purple, thats wher
To the restroom. You see the men exit and get into their cab. The gas station attendants are clearly aware of that damage, and they call for their security. Today the head of the civil police in rio, fernando veloso, held a News Conference to give details. He said, there was no robbery as reported. They were not victims as they claimed. He said the men vandalized the bathroom, breaking a mirror, and the gas station security stopped them from leaving and called police. Before police arrived, the Security Guards with the help of a translator worked out a deal with the swimmers to pay for the damage. 100 brazilian reals and a 20 bill from the u. S. He says the security did pull a gun on the swimmers. Specifically ryan lochte. The Security Guard telling them lochte confronted them, one athlete really disturbed and angry, so they used a weapon to control him. Lochte was intoxicated and giving the guard a hard time. The guards also said they held the men at gunpoint because they were big ath